No tropical cyclones are expected to form within the Central North Pacific Basin through Wednesday, according to forecasters at the Central Pacific Hurricane Center on Oahu. The Central North Pacific Basin is located between 140 degrees west longitude and the International Dateline.

National Hurricane Center forecasters in Miami are monitoring a trough of low pressure located a couple hundreds miles south-southeast of the Gulf of Tehuantepec that continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms.

HONOLULU — Hurricane Ana was on course Saturday to miss Hawaii by more than a hundred miles while generating strong winds and heavy rains that prompted flash flood warnings and lured surfers with high waves.

Ana hit hurricane strength and the island began to feel the first effects of the cyclone Friday. The forecast track has continued to shift the brunt of the storm to the south of the island, but heavy rain and high winds were still possible for south- and west-facing districts today.

All Hawaii County and State beach packs on Hawaii Island will close Friday ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Ana, according to the Hawaii County Civil Defense. The National Park Service said Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will also be closed.

A flash flood watch goes into effect at noon Friday ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Ana. Ana is forecast to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to the Big Island before moving west across the remainder of the Hawaiian Islands.

The forecast track for Tropical Storm Ana continued to shift away from the Big Island on Thursday, and the system weakened further overnight Wednesday, but forecasters said the island should still expect storm force winds, heavy rains, high surf and flash flooding.

The forecast track for Tropical Storm Ana continues to show the storm will pass south of the Big Island as a hurricane, but the system still has the potential to hit the southeast flank of the island with torrential rain and hurricane force winds early Saturday.

HONOLULU — Residents on Hawaii’s southernmost island already dealt with one tropical storm this year and are coping with the threat of slowly encroaching lava. Now, meteorologists say a potential hurricane is heading toward them and the rest of the island chain.

The U.S. Coast Guard is advising Hawaii residents to prepare for the onset of heavy weather expected to generate extreme sea conditions, storm surge and high surf throughout the main Hawaiian Islands prior to the arrival of Tropical Storm Ana.